UPDATE: Road closures continue after busted gas line

BATON ROUGE (NBC33) — UPDATE: The northbound left lane of Stanford Ave is open from West Lakeshore.

The southbound lane of Stanford Ave is open to Highland Rd

The eastbound lane of West Lakeshore is open to Stanford Ave.

The northbound lane of LSU Ave at Highland Rd. is expected to remain closed into the late evening hours.

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ORIGINAL: Right now, Baton Rouge Police are assisting in evacuating people along Stanford Avenue in Baton Rouge. Crews in the area have reported a busted gas line. Road closures are in effect on Stanford between Perkins Road and North Lakeshore.

BRPD says, they have no reports of any injuries. The evacuations are precautionary in nature.

We’ll continue to track this story and bring you updates as we get them.